Cable fastening



J. J. LANGER.

CABLE FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.23,192o.

1,410,482. Patented Mar. 21, 1922.

JULUs J. LANGER, or NEW YORK, N. Y.. eslsrenonro STANDARD FLEXIBLE coNnUrr ooRronAToN, on New Yoan, N. Y., n ooaPonA'rIoN or NEW Yonai.

CABLE FASTENNG.

Lstithet Vfspecification of'Letters Patent.

Patented Main 21, 1922.

Application lcd November 53, 1920. Serial No. 426,075.

T0 all fav/wm t may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUs J. LANGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ot New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cable F astenings, of which the following is a specitlcation.

My invention relates to tastenings for armored cable, flexible conduit and the like., and the objects ot the invention are to provide a simple,.practical'and durable anchorage device 'for securing the ends of the armored cable or conduit and which, furthermore, can be operated from the front or eX- posedface ot the support with which the cable or conduit is engaged.

ln order that the invention may be fully understood and its several advantages appreciated. I have illustrated in the accompanying drawing Ya Vsimple commercial embodiment ot' the same, but wish it understood that .the structure may be modified more or less to meet different requirements, without departure from the'true spirit of Vthe invention as will'be a3 'arent from the scope ot' the appended claims.

VFigure 1 in the drawing referred to is a side elevation and part sectional Viewof the device used for securing the ends ot two sections oit armored cable, the sectional 3ortion being taken on substantially the plane of line 1-1 of Figure 3.

Figure 2 is a. front orfaceA view of the device with the ends of the cables shown in section.

Figure .3 is a rear view, appearing in section here.

Figure el;V is a cross sectional view takenv on substantially the plane of line 4 ot 'Figure 3.

The body ot the device consists ot a` support T which may be a cover for a conduit box, a. chandelier supporting plate or the like and whiclnas indicated in Figures 2 and 3, may have openings 8 therethrough tor the passage of supporting screws or the lil-ze. and a centrally threaded boss 9 tor the chandelier or other fixture.

rl'he support or bracket 7 is provided in the back or rear face thereof with one or more seats or depressions 10 arranged in the illustration to receive the ends of two sections of armored cable 11, conduit or the like.

theV cables also.

The 1iront of the support has openings l2 therethrough for the passage ot the conductor cords 13.

The ends ot the cable or conduit are anchored in the seats 10 by deformable tasteuings 1e consisting in this disclosure ot pieces ot relatively soit sheet metal strap bent to substantially triangular form with the base ot the triangle toward the rear uit the bracket and the ends ot the triangle seated in positioning slots 15 (Figure 4) in the back of the front wall of the support.

These positioning slots, in the illustration, are located at opposite sides of the screw 16 by which the anchorage is collapsed and preferably comparatively close to said screw so that the screw may operate as a brace and stop to limit the inward buckling movement ot the legs ot the clamping yoke (Figure 1). The collapsing` torce is applied to the base ot the yoke, in the illustration, by means ot a nut 1'7 engaged on the inner or rearward end o' the screw and I have shown the extended end of the screw as headed over somewhat at 18 to prevent loss ot the nut after theparts are assembled.

further gripping. effect is obtained on the cable or conduit in the construction. illustrated by af rib or ribs 19 on the inner end walls ot the depressions 10 which operate in effect as abutments to bite into the sheathing or armor when lateral pressure is applied by the clamping yoke.

1n usingthe invention, the cable or the armor is inserted vin the seat 10 and then the screw .1 6 is turned to bring a collapsing torce' on the inner or rear end of the deformable yoke. This causes the legs of the volto to buckle and the head ot the yoke to flatten out or expand laterally into gripping engagement with the sheating or armor, as have indicated in Figure 1. The sides or legs ot the yoke may have an initial slight inward bend, as indicated at 20 in Figure 4 so as to causeA them tov collapse inwardly when pressure is applied, thus effecting an engagement with the screw which braces the lower portion of the device and causes the upper or head portion ot the member to more readili7 tlatteu outwardly and assume the shape ot the adjacent face of the armor. This latter is a feature ot special importance because. in each instance the yoke adapts it self to the particular contour before it, the metal in eitect fiowing into the cavities or depressions in the armor so as to inter lock firmly therewith. lThe opening through thel head of the yoke for the screw bolt is preferably relatively large, as I have indi-` cated at 2l as to make the yoke practically free of the screw-threads, and therefore free to collapse and to bend to suit the particular requirements of the installation.

The yoke and ribs 19 are preferably so related that in the final position the holding portions of the yoke will lie below the ribs, as indicated in Figure l, so as in effect to bend the armor over the ribs. At the present time, I find a certain grade of soft steel to be particularly desirable as a material for the yoke since this material bends easily so as to conform to the contour of the cable armor, and when once set, serves to anchor the armor iixedly in place. The invention, however, is not limited to this particular material or grade of material. It will be noted that it is a folded edge of the deformable element which is forced into holding engagement with the cable or conduit. '.ihis increasesthe area of the holding surface and also braces and strengthens the same. i

lVhat I claim is:

l. A fastening for armored cable or conduit comprising a support having a seat for the cable or conduit, an anchorage member in said sea-t consisting of a strap of deformable metal bent into substantially triangular form with a base portion and convergent arms extending therefrom and terminating in free ends, said anchorage member being arranged with the ends of said arms engaged with the bac-k of the support and a ,screw carried by the support and exerting pressrn'e on the base portion of the triangular member to deform the base and arm portions of said member laterally into engagement with adjoining' sections of cable or conduit positioned in the seat aforesaid.

2. A fastening' for armored cable or con duit comprising a support having a seat for the cable or conduit, an anchorage member in said scat consistingl of a strap of deformable metal bent into substantially triangular vform with a base portion and convergent arms extending therefrom and terminating in free ends, said anchorage member being arranged with the ends of said arms engaged with the back of the support and a screw carried by the support and exerting pressure on the base portion of the triangular member to -deform the base and arm portions of said member laterally into engagement with adjoining sections of cable or conduit positioned in the seat aforesaid, said screw extending between the convergent arms and through the base portion of theV anchorage member and thereby positioned to operate as a stop limiting the collapsing movement of the arms toward each other.

A fastening for armored cable or conduit comprising a support having a seat for the cable or conduit, an anchorage member in said seat consisting of a strap of deformable metal bent into substantially triangular form with a base portion'and convergent arms extending therefrom and terminating in free ends, said anchorage member being arranged With the ends of said arms engaged with the back of the support and a screw carried by the support'and exerting pressure on the base portion of the triangular member to deformV the base and arm portions of said member laterally into engagement with adjoining sections of cable or conduit positioned in the seat aforesaid, the support having positioning slots receivingthe ends of the triangular anchorage member to position and prevent lateral displacement of the same while the deforming pressure is being applied thereto.

el. A fastening for armored cable or conduit comprising a support having a seat for the cable or conduit, an anchorage member in said. seat consisting of a strap of deformable metal bent into substantially triangular form with a base portion and convergent arms extending therefrom and terminating in free ends, said anchorage member being arranged with the ends of said arms engaged with the back of the support and a screw carried by the support and exerting pressure on the base port-ion of the triangular member to deform the base andai-m Vportions of said member laterally into engagement with adjoiningsections of cable or conduit positioned in the seat aforesaid, said screw having a nut thereon at the back ofthe base portion ofthe member' and by means of which the deforming pressure is directly applied to said member. Y In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand thislst day of November, 1920.

JULIUS J. LANGER.

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